Example sentences of "[pron] set [adv] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I set up on the same spot as in the previous summer , but this time my luck was different . |
| 2 | But that alone did n't daunt my spirit , so I set off on the second day with a little more trepidation but just as much determination to learn to sail . |
| 3 | Then , once dressed , I set out on the great excursion : shopping , errands , and a treat in a cafe . |
| 4 | And so I set out on the long journey back to Thornfield . |
| 5 | Last year I set out on the same quest , but met with little success . |
| 6 | With a crew which included seven Fairbridge trainees from Strathclyde and East Lothian , Spirit of Scotland was one of the scores of sailing ships which set out on the 1993 Tall Ships Race when the starting cannon fired at Newcastle . |
| 7 | What the camera can not reveal is when you set off on the second nine from the 10th tee , by the time you reach the green you have travelled nearly 60 feet downhill . |
| 8 | But , thanks to the kindness of a lady in the petrol depot who agreed to phone our host when a delivery was about to be made and where , we eventually refuelled at about 9.00 am on Thursday we set out on the last leg of our journey . |
| 9 | Then at Dunkirk we set off on the first 400-mile stage to our overnight stop at Vandanesse . |
| 10 | ‘ The marshal , ’ complained one of his officers even before they set out on the futile march to Carlisle , ‘ is infirm and peevish … both in body and mind , forgetful , irresolute and perplext . ’ |
| 11 | Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home . |